...response to disease outbreaks and safeguarding animal health. The need for which has been brought into even sharper focus with the recent COVID-19 pandemic and current avian influenza outbreak in...
Classical BSE is linked directly to ingestion of feedstuffs contaminated with the pathogen Whilst the current avian influenza outbreak makes all the headlines, APHA’s Dr Timm Konold, Lead Scientist for...
...out for me at ISVEE was how different countries and regions face their own epidemiological challenges, with presentations ranging from highly pathogenic avian influenza in Europe to classical swine fever...
...at APHA. I joined APHA in June 2019 and worked predominantly on the rabies virus. I have now moved and am working on the influenza-A virus. I have worked in...
...well as the main scientific disciplines working across APHA. Some of the highlights include: APHA’s UK National Reference Laboratory for Avian Virology and Mammalian Influenza has contributed to a torrent...
...By the June 24, we finished our 62 page risk assessment report (led by Rachel Taylor and myself) for PHE. It was sent to the Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on...
...this accreditation for whole genome sequencing of other pathogens (e.g. Salmonella and Influenza virus) in the near future. Linking the different M. bovis clades to geographic location APHA is now...
...to APHA to identify the parasite suspected to be in the bird tissue. Penguins are susceptible to avian malaria in captivity due to their environment, which challenges conservation efforts. APHA...
...Plant Health & Seeds Inspector and seasonal Bee Inspector Lissie Fuller, HR Business Partner, Worcester Mark Horigan, Head of Reagent Production Unit, Weybridge Jane Clark, Veterinary Lead for Avian Virology,...
...call on the help of rabies trained contingency staff within the Avian Virology team led by Dr Rowena Hansen. We are aware that other international rabies laboratories were forced to...
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